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Do we have evidence against the supernatural?

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Message 34 of 106 (248563)
10-03-2005 2:07 PM 		Reply to: Message 3 by Chiroptera
10-02-2005 1:58 PM

Chiroptera writes:
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Since one cannot disprove fairies, elves, or the Invisible Pink Unicorn, at what point do you accept that absence of evidence is evidence of absence?
Its not at what point do I? Its at what point need I?
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You are asking us to prove the negative. That's nearly impossible. For example, "do we have evidence against Bigfoot?" What would evidence against bigfoot be? We'd have to clearcut the entire pacific northwest and go inch by inch checking under rocks to prove that it wasn't there.
We need not clearcut the northwest...just allow those who have seen Bigfoot to tell us about him. Do we have to know the entire Universe in order to prove God?
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10-14-2005 9:28 AM 		Reply to: Message 82 by mike the wiz
10-14-2005 8:48 AM

Irrefutable Agnostic
Mike, since when did you become an agnostic? Is irrefutability a thing of the past? If so, join the club. The only thing that I am sure about is that I am sure about nothing!
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Back on Topic, DO we have evidence against the Supernatural?
  • It does not occur on a documentable, regular, or predictable basis. It could be, however, that "it" has intelligence and is hiding from us.
  • Many many documented personal encounters with the unknown. Aside from the sensationalist hoaxes, are we to conclude that ALL of these people were simply mentally ill or deluded?
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    Phat
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    10-15-2005 4:39 PM     		Reply to: Message 86 by crashfrog
    10-15-2005 12:42 PM

    Re: Irrefutable Agnostic
    You have a point, but you are a fundamentalist atheist, so that *could* skew the interpretaions of the results, somewhat. Who can say who is sane or insane? Logic is not limited to the sane.
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    At least I've been told that you were a fundamentalist atheist....is that true?
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